SPCM 200- Chapter 10

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Emphatic Gesture
Relatively benign use of the hands to motion or signal that a point in the speech merits audiences attention

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TermDefinition
Emphatic GestureRelatively benign use of the hands to motion or signal that a point in the speech merits audiences attention
Illustrative GestureGesture itself has a meaning that is distinct from speakers' words
ProxemicsWays in which speaker uses space to advance their speaking situation